Stop Performing Manhood & Start Living It

Stop Performing Manhood & Start Living It

June 9, 2026 · 13 min · Season 1 · Episode 153

About this episode

Jermaine Pulliam discusses the societal pressures on Black men regarding the perception of manhood and the importance of living authentically.

Send me a text! Be part of the show! This month I had to speak on something that’s been on my mind for a minute. It started with a TikTok stitch I made about a brother who wanted to buy his homies birthday cakes — and most of them shut it down out of fear of being perceived as gay. That reaction is a symptom of something much deeper: a stranglehold that outside opinions have over how Black men live, move, and feel. I break down the real definition of manhood versus the one society handed us...

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